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 Abt 660 B.C. - Abt 595 B.C.
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| Name |
Necho II (Wehemibre) |
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Pharaoh of Egypt |
| Birth |
Abt 660 B.C. |
| Gender |
Male |
| Reigned |
610/595 B.C. |
| Pharaoh of Egypt |
- «u»Twenty-sixth dynasty of Egypt «/u»
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| Death |
Abt 595 B.C. |
| Notes |
- «b»http://www.rpi.edu/~holmes/Hobbies/Genealogy/ps22/ps22_466.htm«/b»
Succeeded his father as ruler of Egypt. Reigned for a period of about fifteen years
«b»http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Necho_II
«/b»Necho II is most likely the pharaoh mentioned in several books of the «u»Bible «/u» (see «u»Hebrew Bible «/u» / «u»Old Testament «/u»). The «u»Book of Kings «/u» states that Necho II met «u»King Josiah «/u» of the «u»Kingdom of Judah «/u» at «u»Megiddo «/u» and killed him («u»2 Kings 23:29 «/u») (see «u»Battle of Megiddo (609 BC) «/u»). Another book called the «u»Book of Chronicles «/u» «u»2 Chronicles 35:20-27 «/u» gives a lengthier account and 2 Chronicles 35:20 states that when Josiah had prepared the «u»temple «/u», Necho king of Egypt came up to fight against «u»Carchemish «/u» by the «u»Euphrates River «/u» and that King Josiah was fatally wounded by an «u»Egyptian «/u» archer. He was then brought back to «u»Jerusalem «/u» to die. Necho is quoted as saying:
"What quarrel is there between you and me, O king of Judah? It is not you I am attacking at this time, but the house with which I am at war. God has told me to hurry; so stop opposing God, who is with me, or he will destroy you." (NIV)
However, at Carchemish in the summer of «u»605 BC «/u» (or «u»607 BC «/u» by some sources) an important battle was fought there by the «u»Babylonian «/u» army of «u»Nebuchadrezzar II «/u» and that of Pharaoh Necho II of Egypt (see the record contained in the «u»Book of Jeremiah «/u» chapter 46 regarding Egypt and its defeat). The aim of Necho's campaign was to contain the Westward advance of the «u»Babylonian Empire «/u» and cut off its trade route across the Euphrates. However, the «u»Egyptians «/u» were defeated by the unexpected attack of the Babylonians and were eventually expelled from Syria.
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I60846 |
Glenn Cook Family |
| Last Modified |
19 Jun 2013 |
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